The Atascadero chamber of commerce held the third in its series of four “Talk on the Block” events last night at the Atascadero lake pavilion. About 40 people attended the event, including mayor Heather Moreno, and city council members Heather Newsom and Roberta Fonzi. The questions and comments included a remark from a local physician.…

Paso Robles fire department responded to a reported fire at a mobile home park at 33rd and Oak. The call came in shortly before 12:30 and fire department vehicles were on the scene within 2-3 minutes. Firefighters inspected the mobile home. They said the fire caused minimal damage and was quickly extinguished. They inspected the…

Vacation rentals come back before city council tonight. Some local residents saying it’s no fun living next to a short term rental. The council will consider three options. One from the short term task force. One of the planning commission. Six out of the seven planning commissioners had conflicts of interest and recused themselves. The…

Paso Robles City Council unanimously approved an ordinance to join San Luis Obispo, Morro Bay and other municipalities in participating in the Monterey Bay Community Power Joint Powers Agreement. The vote was 4-0. Councilman John Hamon was absent. Several citizens spoke against joining Monterey Bay Community Power. Michael Rivera questioned why the council was moving…

Mostly sunny, highs in the low 90’s. Tonight, clear lows near 60. Tomorrow, sunny, highs in the low 90’s. The extended forecast calls for mostly sunny skies with highs in the upper 80’s and low 90’s. That will continue through next week.

The major league baseball draft opened with the Baltimore Orioles selecting first. The Orioles selected Oregon state’s Adlee Rutschman. Adlee Rutschman was the most valuable player in last year’s college world series. The switch hitting catcher played football and baseball at Oregon state, before deciding to focus on baseball. His grandfather, Adlee Rutschman, is the…

The California Mid-State fair is looking for applications for the 2019 junior fair board. The deadline is this Friday. Junior fair board members are between 16 and 25 and living in San Luis Obispo county. They assist in the day-to-day operations of the fair. The fair is also looking for all former Miss California Mid-State…

At Santa Margarita lake yesterday, a man drove his pick-up truck into the lake. 54-year-old Todd Moore of Creston said he became light-headed and accidentally drove his pick-up through a fence, off the road and into the lake. When he hit the water, he recovered and with the help of an onlooker, he managed to…

Another talk on the block tonight in Atascadero. The third talk on the block will be held from 6-7 this evening at Atascadero lake pavilion. On Thursday, they’ll conduct the final talk on the block at Monterey road elementary school.

Paso Robles city council meets this evening. On the consent agenda, approve and adopt an ordinance for community choice aggregation Monterey Bay Community Power Public Works. The council will also discuss weed abatement tonight. Then, the big item is for a special meeting tomorrow night. That’s the revised short term rental ordinance zoning code amendment.…